1st Paris flight of the year!!

:)

Finally got my hands on the LV Neverfull bag!!!!
(yesh, i know!! it's a super common bag.... sure to spot one or two in the street)

But moi still Si bey happy lor~

MUAHAHAHA My colleague bought the exact same one too - Medium Size
Obviously it's not for himself -_-
It's for ===> his friend's MOTHER~

Wah lau..nowadays auntie also very happening leh

i mean seriously, my mother would never ever buy like a LV or Chanel or Prada bag.. She thinks it's a total waste of money to spend so much on a bag... Her most expensive bag is a Bonia bag (which was bought by moi for like S$200) AND she only use it during special occasion THINK CNY.. If not, it's a S$20 bag that she bought from some shop for everyday use.

Tom wonders all the time why moi can't be frugal like my mom.
We are talking about my MOM who will walk to 3 different supermarkets just to compare the prices and save that few cents.

Having said that, Moi is gonna resist like hell to spluge on another branded bag.
I'm Trying, Tom...I'm Trying. p(-_-)q

Tom & moi made a pact this year===> Moi can only buy one branded bag a year.

Since my quota is already used up, I MUST RESIST THE TEMPTATION FOR THE REST OF THE 342days, 8184hours, 491040mins, 29462400secs and..... and..... and...... and
(Jany, stop stirring moi to check out all those webbies) =p

Alright, moving on.... Delicious mussels for dinner~
Both my colleague and moi agreed that the portion seem to have shrunk.
Times must be bad :(

The Arc de Triomphe Taking a rest after all the shopping
Interesting structure...looks very Roman~ and an interesting public toilet~
sure beats the one moi saw in Amsterdam~
AND NOW.....Presenting my new baggie!!!!!
TATA~~~
The sales lady was so nice to put it in such a pretty box!

:)
Helped my girlfriend to get her "joy Boston" Gucci bag as well... comes in 3 different colours n sizes... Moi was super tempted to get one for myself but i'm sure Tom would totally freaked out if i get another bag *winkz*

Happy 2008 in Athens

Alright, not quite in Athens.. But somewhere over the Bay of Bengal~

In fact, Moi celebrated New Year countdown with 10 other cabin crew, 4 pilots and 300plus passengers flying from Athens back to Singapore!

It's pretty exciting though. The Captain made the PA announcement while flying over the Bay of Bengal and all of us were like "HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!" hugging and kissing one another.

Too bad no one started singing the "Auld Lang Syne" song.
I mean, seriously, at that moment of joy, i would have gladly pick up the handset and sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the top of my voice!!!

I had this family onboard who brought with them a home-made New Year cake. The family explained that a special coin is hidden in the New Year cake. After distribution of the cake, whoever gets the coin will have good luck for the rest of the year.
I thought it was a really interesting New Year tradition.

Oh yeah, one of the daughter got the coin!

Happy times in Athens:

Went to town for authentic Greek food

Souvlaki plate : lamb on skewer with pita bread
This is the traditional Greek Salad.
I have yet to acquire a taste for feta cheese -_- 3days had passed since Christmas Day but the town is still decorated with Christmas decoration!A carnival smacked right in the centre of town.Issit just me or do the clowns looks super grumpy? It's no wonder the children stayed away from them.
"Hey, Mr Clown! Give us a smile please!!!"Mr Santa with a baby pony!! The Santa...Opsie, i meant the pony is so so so adorable~
*winkz winkz*Moi with the gigantic Christmas tree in the backgroundThe lighting on the Christmas tree looks much better when i took it without the camera's flash.
Poor guard standing outside in the freezing cold...The next day, we headed up to a sightseeing spot. Moi can't recall the name of the place and im too lazy to check.

First stop. Lunch!!!
Grilled chicken (which wasn't very nice) -_-Cute decoration along the way
"Mr Santa! you're suppose to go down the chimmy~"
Beautiful sunset!! A great view of Athens..
It was super cold up there. For a moment, i almost felt like the wind was gonna blow moi off the mountain~We passed by this cosy coffee house on our way down and the aroma of the coffee beans was too tempting to ignore.The hazelnut latte that moi ordered was just heavenly~ The friendly lady recommended the blueberry pie and the Kourabiedes, Christmas cookies made by kneading flour, butter and crushed roasted almonds, then generously dusted with powdered sugar.

The Kourabiedes tastes like almond cookie

Having a good tea time! The Athens flight was terrific! However, I'm kinda disappointed that moi didn't get to spend my New year eve with Tom. (and last year as well).
Perhaps 2009?

The saying, Looks like Greek to me!

An assignment?

Just before my Paris trip, moi received a call from the office that they have an assignment for me.

The lady (X) had initially called my parent's house looking for me. Obviously i don't lived there anymore. In the mist of moving house, i had forgot (deliberately?) to update my new house telephone number in the company's database.

So X left a message with my sista to get me to call them straight away. My first thought immediately was something happened on one of my flight and the company is interviewing everyone on the flight. Imagine my surprise when X mentioned that Moi, Yesh MOI!!! had been selected to represent my company in an award ceremony held in New York. @_@

ME?

X further explained that it's gonna be a 3days thingy and the company will pax moi up to Newark for the ceremony.

Sounds super glamorous right?

So why in the world did i decline the assignment? -_-

Well, i guess partially, a huge part of me thinks it's too big a shoe to fill. The company is suppose to send like this 6feet tall, flawless complexion, beautiful and charming Flight Attendant (think of our TV adverts) to charm her way through thongs of television reporters.
I'M DEFINITELY NOT THAT!!!

Also, i have to leave immediately for Newark when i come back from my Paris flight which im not really incline to do because that means my 2days off will be forgo. (eventhough X says they will adjust my roster accordingly)

So here i am now, thinking that moi should be flying back from Newark. Sighz.
WHY WHY WHY?!?!?!
My family and Tom said i should have taken up the assignment.

Signz.............Perhaps next time?

Yesh, i still have my Athens trip and more recently, Paris trip to blog about.
Was gonna blog about my Athens trip yesterday. In fact, i had uploaded all the photos only to delete them by mistake. When i tried to go back to the draft, Blogger had already did the draft autosaved i.e all my uploaded photos are GONE!!!

Super angry......So when i'm in a better mood.....

Separation anxiety

Separation anxiety disorder (from wikipedia)
is a psychological condition in which an individual has excessive anxiety regarding separation from home or from people to whom the individual has a strong emotional attachment (like a mother).

Separation anxiety = MOI
Since moving in to our Punggol home last week, moi had gotten totally emotional twice.

The first time it happened , mommy and my siblings had came over to help moi with the moving in. When it was time for them to leave, moi felt totally emotional. And even yesterday, after coming home from my parent's place, "moi" quoted Tom, was acting emotional again.

Separation anxiety is REAL!
It affects everyone.

Jamie's dinners?

Tom used his Ikea points to exchange for this cookbook thinking that Moi gonna start learning how to cook since I'm not gonna have "mummy's cooking" now.

He even came up with this ingenious plan:
Everyday he will open the cook book and picked a dish randomly. Any dish. Then, moi is gonna have to prepare it for dinner...
-_-"
Moi just have one thing to say, "In your dreams, Tommy. In your dreams"

Happy 2008! Happy new home!

Omigosh!! Is it like 2008 already??!?!?!?!

Whatever happened to 2007??

FYI: Im writing this blog while at the same time waiting to be connected to "XXX Bank" Customer Services officer (CSO).

"Thank you for waiting. Your call is important to us and will be answered by the first available officer." said the pre-recorded message.

The music continues.....

"Thank you for waiting. Your call is important to us and will be answered by the first available officer."

The music continues.... (im even like humming along to the tune)

"Thank you for waiting. Your call is important to us and will be answered by the first available officer."

15mins had gone by and moi still on hold to speak to a CSO!
That's a new record man!!

The reason why moi is still PATIENTLY holding on and not hanging up the phone or throwing it out of the window is cos i need a favour from them. You see, in the midst of moving, moi seen to have overlooked my XXX credit card bill. I opened it today and realised that the due date is or i meant WAS 31DEC2007 and under the fine print, a late charge of $45 per account will be levied if payment is not received by due date!!!!

#$#!&*?&#

Obviously, moi not gonna pay $45 late charges just cos i kinda overlooked it in the midst of moving to my new place.

Picked up the phone and immediately dialed the Customer Service hot line which brings me to where i am now

"Thank you for waiting. Your call is important to us and will be answered by the first available officer."

17mins.........

18mins.........

And finally moi hear a human voice speaking and not the pre-recorded message.
After explaining to the CRO my situation and blah blah blah.....XXX bank agreed to waive the late charge and advised moi to sign up for Giro payment which i politely declined.

Perseverance and patience saves moi some moolas...

Happy 2008 everyone!!
Athens blog coming up soon...